Ranking Star Wars: Where is VII?

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d21lewis said:

dark_gh0st_b0y said:
O_O

didn't see The Force Awakens yet, but.... seriously? why so much hate for The Phantom Menace?

clearly the best of all 6, epic soundtrack and action scenes, many characters involved, iconic Darth Maul and so on... should be no surprise that it's the highest grossing movie of the franchise, and 14th of all time worldwide

most importantly the movie that introduced Star Wars to the modern world and turned many young people into fans, yet fans hate it? o_O

 

Stilted acting, CGI overload, Jake Lloyd, weird pacing, too much talking and sitting, and of course impossible audience expectations.

 

I actually fell asleep the first time I saw it but I watch the whole series several times a year. I watched Episode I about a week ago and really, really enjoyed it. Mostly, I was looking for "Darth Jar Jar" moments but the movie really pulled me in.

You won't find me defending "Episode I" very often, but the CGI "overload" didn't really begin until AOTC. "Phantom Menace" still had a number of good practical effects.